Comparison

Death Message vs Real

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Death Message

Record and store video messages for loved ones to receive after your passing. Create a personalized memorial space with photos and final statements, and share memories in a communal feed. Securely deliver your words when they are needed most.

Highlights
  • Video message recording
  • Personalized memorial space
  • Photo albums
  • Voice notes
  • Forever Feed for shared memories
  • End-to-end encryption
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Everyone deserves to leave something meaningful behind. Create your Final Portrait for free, forever—a lasting online profile curated by you, in your own words, rather than created by others after you are gone. Choose the photo that will represent you. Write your Final Statement. Preserve the memories, photographs, voice recordings, recipes, poems, artwork, documents, and pieces of your story that deserve to reach future generations. Your Final Portrait allows you to shape how your life, love, and voice will be remembered. Begin with the seven-day Red Rose Path, a guided journey that opens the doors to your legacy and helps you meaningfully enrich your Final Portrait at no cost. During your Red Rose Path, you can add up to four Cherished Photos and four Keepsakes to your Final Portrait for free. What you create remains part of your legacy after the Path closes. When the time is right, family and friends can visit your Final Portrait, leave digital roses, and experience the legacy you intentionally chose to leave behind. You can also create private Death Messages and Love Notes in your own voice for the people who matter most. Your first Death Message and first Love Note are also free. Optional membership and one-time purchase options are available if you want to leave more or continue adding to Premium areas of your legacy. Leave messages of: • Comfort and peace • Loving guidance • Memories and wisdom • Humor and inside jokes that keep them laughing through the tears Share remembrance inside Forever Feed, where memories can continue to bloom in the company of others: • Post tributes • Honor someone you love • Leave digital roses • Remember together in a way that feels alive, beautiful, and connected Not sure what to say or write? Meet ROSE-e, your Death Message companion, who can help you reflect and find your words. Messages crafted by you today, delivered by us when you are gone. With end-to-end encryption, trusted Keyholders, and a simple creation process, Death Message helps you leave something meaningful, tender, funny, or unforgettable—knowing it will reach the people it was meant for when they need it most. FREE FEATURES • Final Portrait • Final Statement • Seven-day Red Rose Path • Cherished Photos and Keepsakes during your Path • First Death Message • First Love Note • Unlimited Digital Roses • Forever Feed • Access to ROSE-e MEMBERSHIP & LEGACY OPTIONS Rose Plan — $6.99/month • Monthly auto-renewable subscription • Premium access to continue building your legacy • 8 Legacy Credits every paid month • Legacy Credits roll over and never expire • Includes 1 Legacy Video • Access to Cherished Photos, Keepsakes, and additional Premium creation tools Legacy Credit Pack — $9.99 one time • Includes 4 Legacy Credits • Credits never expire • No subscription required Legacy Mini Pack — $1.99 one time • Adds 1 Death Message • No subscription required Lifetime Legacy — $699 one time • Lifetime Premium access • 25 GB of permanent preservation storage • Includes 1 Legacy Video • No monthly subscription One-time Legacy Credit purchases do not include Premium access. The Rose Plan automatically renews at $6.99 per month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Real

This platform connects citizens with real-time community alerts within a 300-foot radius. View a history of verified alerts on a map and timeline to stay informed about your surroundings.

Highlights
  • Real-time community alerts within 300 feet
  • Instant notifications for local notices
  • Alert history with map and timeline
  • Peer-to-peer community platform
  • Citizen-driven information sharing
Features
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Real-Time Alert is a peer-to-peer safety intelligence app. It turns what your neighbors see into what you know — instantly. INCLUDED FREE Report What You See — See something suspicious? Report it in seconds and put it on the map for everyone around you. Alerts Within 300 Feet — When a report is made within 300 feet of you, you get a text or push notification. No scrolling, no waiting for the news. Arrest History — See the last 21 days of arrest data throughout the U.S. REAL-TIME ALERT PRO — $9.99/month My Safety Zones — Create up to 6 personal zones, each up to a mile wide, around the places that matter: home, school, work, a parent's house. Get community reports inside every one, even when you're miles away. Community & Public Records — Go deeper: one full year of community reports and four months of arrest data on one map. Safety Analytics — Color-coded map that shows you safety patterns at a glance. Mark Me Safe — One tap tells up to 10 preloaded emergency contacts you're okay. Navigate Safely™ — Routing that steers you around areas with higher reported crime activity. Join the Real-Time Alert family. Subscription Terms: Real-Time Alert Pro is an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $9.99/month. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://real-timealert.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://real-timealert.com/terms-and-conditions/

Screenshots

Death Message4 screens
Real4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Death Message at 15.1 against Real's 17.6. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Death Message sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Real sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Death Message against 5.0 for Real. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Death Message ships an update every 5 days, Real every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Death Message versus Real: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeath MessageReal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings511 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB66 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDeath Message LLCReal-Time Alert, Inc

Customer experience

Death Message

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Real

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Death Message

Subscriptions1
  • Rose Plan Monthly$6.991 Month
One-time3
  • Legacy Mini Pack$1.99
  • Legacy Credit Pack$9.99
  • Lifetime Legacy$699.00
1 purchases

Real

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Death Message free?
Death Message is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Real free?
Real is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Death Message or Real?
Death Message and Real are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do Death Message or Real have ads?
Neither Death Message nor Real shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Death Message or Real?
Death Message ships an update every 5 days, and Real every 9 days. Most recently, Death Message was updated on October 24, 2026 and Real on October 30, 2026.

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